The battle in Shaanxi, in fact, was not impossible for the Shaanxi army at the beginning!

Shaanxi overseer Chen Shufan had three divisions, Liu Zhenhua's Zhensong army also had three divisions, plus the local army, the strength was more than 100,000.

Although Jing [***] involved a large part of the army, Chen Shufan was still able to draw two or three divisions.

If Feng Yuxiang had taken a decisive battle posture in Hanzhong and had sent reinforcements on a large scale, then relying on the danger of Hanzhong, the attack of the National Revolutionary Army would inevitably have paid a price.

However, Chen Shufan and Liu Zhenhua each had their own ghosts, and they both wanted to preserve their strength, and neither of them was willing to take the initiative to send troops to aid Feng Yuxiang, and they were very suspicious of Feng Yuxiang, so they actually caused the situation in which Feng Yuxiang resisted the National Revolutionary Army alone.

On May 15, with the help of aircraft and artillery, the Wumu Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army captured Nanzheng, and the gate of Hanzhong was opened, exposing itself to the range of artillery fire of the National Revolutionary Army.

Feng Yuxiang complained to Chen Shufan and asked for reinforcements, and at the same time actively dispatched troops to prepare to snipe the National Revolutionary Army here in Hanzhong for no less than ten days.

Ten days, this is a limit, as long as Feng Yuxiang can stand up to ten days here, Chen Shufan and Liu Zhenhua will inevitably be encouraged, and the National Revolutionary Army may be forced to change the combat situation.

Feng Yuxiang's abacus is good, but his subordinates may not think so.

This man's name is Shi Yousan, a battalion commander of the 11th Division. At that time, he was a subordinate of Wu Peifu, the third town of Beiyang, and was stationed in Langfang, Hebei. Soon, the third town mutinied, and Shi Yousan fell to Yanjing. Later, he joined the army again and joined Feng Yuxiang's subordinates, serving as his horseman and personal soldier, and later sat in the position of battalion commander.

This person was originally a capricious villain, and after the Northern Expedition, seeing that the situation was not right, he started to take refuge in [***]. After Nan Zheng fell into the hands of [***], Shi Yousan had already made up his mind:

Defection before the battle!

Feng Yuxiang trusted him, so all the defensive tasks of the frontline positions in Hanzhong were handed over to Shi Yousan, but Feng Yuxiang would never have thought that the first person to betray himself was his former personal soldier!

On the 16th, when the National Revolutionary Army was actively preparing for an offensive against Hanzhong, Shi Yousan's cousin Shi Zhongxiao quietly appeared at the general headquarters of the Wumu Regiment of the National Revolutionary Army.

"Uprising?" When he heard the news, Wang Mingzhang didn't react for a while.

"Yes, yes." Shi Zhongxiao said in a loud voice: "Commander-in-chief, please see, our department is stationed here, on our left, is Han Zhang Weixi's battalion, its battalion attached to Han Fuqu has always been friendly with our Shi battalion commander, once our battalion revolts, Han Fuqu will definitely assist." suddenly started a difficulty, controlled Zhang Weixi, and everything was easy to do. On our right flank, there is Liu Ruming's battalion, and our battalion can directly attack it, and the commander-in-chief will take advantage of the situation, and the peripheral positions in Hanzhong belong to the National Revolutionary Army! ”

Wang Mingzhang glanced at him, cast his eyes on the map, looked carefully for a long time, and turned around: "Shi Zhongxiao." ”

"Here!"

"I hope you're really ready to revolt."

"Please rest assured commander-in-chief, my battalion commander Shi is truly uprising and supports the Northern Expedition!"

Wang Mingzhang smiled: "You go back first, at 8 o'clock in the night of the 17th, an uprising will be held under the name of ignition, and I will send a regiment of troops to support you." ”

"Yes, thank you, Commander-in-Chief!" Shi Zhongxiao was overjoyed, and said uprightly.

Shi Zhong left in a hurry, Wang Mingzhang took out the roster given to him by the president from his pocket, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, and handed the roster to Bai Chongxi: "Chief of Staff, look at this." ”

Bai Chongxi looked at it, and his face was also surprised.

Among the "defectors" on the roster, Shi Yousan's name is impressively listed.

Bai Chongxi shook his head again and again, not knowing whether to admire or surprise: "The president has long expected that Shi Yousan will defect, a small battalion commander, the president is still so familiar?" ”

"The Strategic Intelligence Bureau has been established, and most of the news on the battlefield of our army comes from the Strategic Intelligence Bureau, and I am afraid that the work of the Strategic Intelligence Bureau has been meticulous to the enemy's battalions and companies!"

In this regard, Wang Mingzhang is a little too high-minded to look at the Strategic Intelligence Bureau.

The Strategic Intelligence Bureau has just been established, everything is new to them, and it takes time to get used to it, and this roster is completely written by Wang Hengyue from his own memory.

Famous generals such as Tong Linge and Sun Lianzhong must be retained, and it doesn't hurt to use a defective general like Shi Yousan for the time being.

But this roster gave Wang Mingzhang and Bai Chongxi an illusion:

The intelligence network of the great president has become ubiquitous

The night of May 17.

Shi Yousan kept taking out his pocket watch and looking at it, putting it away for a while, and then taking it out to look at it.

"Zhongxiao, did they really say that they would send a regiment to support?" Shi Yousan asked uneasily.

"Cousin, don't worry, this is what the commander-in-chief Wang Mingzhang personally promised." Shi Zhongxiao said with relief.

Shi Yousan nodded: "Has Han Fuqu been contacted?" ”

"Contacted, Han Fuqu promised that once we had this incident, he would immediately control Zhang Weixi and raise the matter at the same time!"

"That's good, that's good." Shi Yousan breathed a sigh of relief, and his expression was a lot more relaxed: "Zhongxiaona, this time we revolted on the battlefield and helped the National Revolutionary Army to seize the peripheral positions in Hanzhong, which can be regarded as a great merit, it seems that a regiment commander is indispensable." ”

"Why?" Shi Zhongxiao smiled and said: "That Wang Mingzhang is only in his twenties, and he has already become the commander-in-chief, with his cousin's popularity and strength, I think it will only be a few years before he takes Wang Mingzhang's position." ”

Shi Yousan had a smile on his face, took out his pocket watch and looked at it, and then stood up: "The whole camp is gathered and ready to do something!" ”

On the night of May 17, 1919, Feng Yuxiang's Shi Yousan actually made an incident.

This move made the entire Hanzhong battle situation change suddenly!

Immediately, Shi Yousan concentrated all his forces and launched a fierce attack on Liu Ruming's battalion on the right flank. He released his defensive positions again and waited for the arrival of reinforcements from the National Revolutionary Army!

"Commander-in-chief, the signal is coming!"

Wang Mingzhang nodded and put down the binoculars: "All regiments and battalions will attack and seize all the positions on the periphery of Hanzhong!" ”

Zhang Weixi camp.

The sudden burning fire of his flank position and the sudden gunfire made Zhang Weixi hurriedly walk to the position, picked up the binoculars and looked there for a long time, not knowing what was going on.

Just as he was about to call someone, he suddenly saw Han Fuqu, who was attached to his battalion, hurrying over, and hurriedly asked, "Xiang Fang, what's wrong?" ”

"Report to the battalion commander, Shi Yousan has defected!"

"What? Shi Yousan defected? Zhang Weixi was shocked: "It's not good, Shi Yousan is defending the central position, as soon as he defects, the positions on both wings will inevitably be attacked by the Northern Expeditionary Army, and he will immediately enter the position and prepare to fight!" To the side, you command a company and launch an attack on Shi Yousan! ”

Han Fuqu said unhurriedly: "No need. ”

Zhang Weixi was stunned and was about to speak, when he suddenly saw the people around Han Fuqu raise their guns together.

"Han Fuqu, Han Xiangfang, what do you want to do? Do you want to defect too? ”

"Yes, Battalion Commander!" Han Fuqu did not hide anything at all: "The momentum of the Northern Expeditionary Army is unstoppable, for the sake of the lives of the brothers, Han Fuqu can only defect on the battlefield!" ”

"Bastard, you unfaithful bastard!" Zhang Weixi was furious and scolded.

Han Fuqu didn't care at all:

"Come on, please take the battalion commander down there to rest!"

The fire was also lit on the position of Zhang Weixi's battalion.

On this night, Feng Yuxiang arranged for the two battalions on the front line to defect at the same time, after which Shi You's third battalion launched an attack on Liu Ruming, and Han Fuqu fired indiscriminately at Hanzhong.

Subsequently, the National Revolutionary Army, with the strength of regiment after battalion, quickly entered the position and cut off the contact between the forward position and the Hanzhong direction at the first time.

Liu Ruming's battalion quickly became a lone army!

Liu Ruming tried his best to block Shi Yousan's attack, and in Hanzhong, Feng Yuxiang also sent troops one after another, trying to break through the blockade and rescue Liu Ruming, but he rushed several times in a row without success.

The battle lasted until dawn, and Liu Ruming knew that it was no longer possible.

The two nearby battalions have defected one after another, and the National Revolutionary Army has taken control of most of the positions and has held out until now, and there is no possibility of breaking through the encirclement.

Subsequently, Wang Mingzhang sent a representative to persuade him to surrender:

"There is no shame in fighting with your own people and your own people, and there is no shame in surrendering if you lose, the trend of China's reunification is irreversible, why don't the battalion commanders lay down their arms, make a revolution together, and make China strong? The commander-in-chief said that your battalion should be reorganized in accordance with the official establishment of the National Revolutionary Army, and all of them will enjoy the treatment of officers and men of the National Revolutionary Army, and you will never be embarrassed by your battalion. ”

Seeing that Liu Ruming still had some hesitation, the person who came continued to persuade him:

"I heard that the battalion commander was young, so his mother took her sister to spin and weave, and worked hard to raise four children under her father-in-law, and it was difficult to survive. The battalion commander followed the old man Liu Lianbi to study in a private school very hard, and he had the idea of learning and excelling, in order to change the face of the family. However, the imperial examination system has been abolished, and the official road is blocked. Ling's mother wanted to send the battalion commander to learn business, but the battalion commander thought that his surname was not close to this, so he had no choice but to become a soldier. He once said, 'If one day I can become famous, someone will write a biography for me, and they will say that I have great ambitions and write in the army, but in fact, I am just seeking a career to reduce the burden on my mother, and hope to be able to raise my relatives and children.' Doesn't the battalion commander miss his old mother? ”

Hearing this, Liu Ruming let out a long sigh.

At 6 a.m. on May 18, Liu Ruming ordered the entire battalion to lay down their arms, walk out of the trenches, and surrender to the National Revolutionary Army.

The outlying positions of Hanzhong, because of the sudden defection of Shi Yousan and others, completely fell into the hands of the National Revolutionary Army, and Hanzhong was already exposed to the artillery attack of the National Revolutionary Army.

Feng Yuxiang in Hanzhong has to face this grim situation!

(To be continued)